Nine To Noon for Thursday 21 November 2024

 

 

09:05 Cocaine, meth, cannabis, vapes: NZ drug trends revealed

Cocaine use is up, the price of meth is down and for the first time, more people vape nicotine than smoke tobacco, according to Massey University's annual Drug Trends Survey. The survey 10,781 New Zealanders between February and July about their drug habits. The lead researcher, Professor Chris Wilkins from Massey's College of Health, says the survey also reveals the growing influence of digital and synthetic drug markets.

09:20 Most young people want less time spent online

Research by the outdoor pursuits programme Outward Bound has found most teenagers and young people want to spend  less time online. The Outward Bound Screentime Amongst Rangatahi survey, which surveyed people 20 years old and under who had completed an Outward Bound course in the past five years, revealed 78 percent of participants strongly desired to spend less time on their devices. The survey also reported young people felt more productive when they didn't have access to screens. Outward Bound chief executive Malindi MacLean speaks with Susie. 

09:30 Out of this world: A look back at The Year in Space

 From stunning auroras, and the brightest comet seen from Earth in decades... to astronauts stuck at the International Space Station and catching a rocket booster with robotic arms. It's been a big year in space. Which is why Auckland's Stardome is getting a jump on the end of year round-ups, and reviewing all the space events for the year in an event held at its planetarium.  It's called The Year in Space 2024 and it kicks off tonight. Susie talks to Stardome astronomer Rob Davison about some of the events it'll feature - including new discoveries of black holes, reservoirs of water on Mars, and missions that have been launched to examine Jupiter's Europa moon.

09:45 UK: Birth certificate mistake, inflation up, farmers' protest, fake accents

Correspondent Matthew Parris shares the latest news from the UK, including the parents who have been told there's no way to change the mistake that left their baby with the wrong sex on her birth certificate. Energy prices have pushed inflation to its highest rate in six months, thousands have turned out to protest changes to the inheritance tax for farmers, Essex police are under pressure over non-hate crime incidents and a study has found the Scots and Irish are the best at sniffing out a fake accent.

10:05 Daniel Goleman on how to have a good day at work 

Achieving a flow state at work is rare, temporary and unclear as to how to achieve it. But flow isn't necessary for a good day at work, according to American psychologist and author Daniel Goleman. He makes the case that hitting a tier below that - what he calls our optimal state - is much more sustainable and there are clear pathways to achieving it. Daniel is known for making emotional intelligence popular after his internationally best selling book on the subject came out in the 1990s. Emotional intelligence is the ability to recognise and label your emotions - and make choices before reacting to them. In his latest book Optimal written with Cary Churniss - the director of the educational psychology programme at Rutgers University - Daniel outlines ways to manage your emotions to perform better at work. Dan and Cary make the case that emotional intelligence is a much better indicator of better performance in the workplace, rather than their IQ or what marks they achieved in school. Susie talks to Daniel about the tools needed to achieve emotional intelligence and have a better day at work.

10:35 Book review: Fifty Ships that Changed the Course of History by Ian Graham 

Quentin Johnson reviews Fifty Ships that Changed the Course of History by Ian Graham published by Exisle Publishing

10:45 Around the motu: Che Baker in Southland

Che Baker discusses recent updates in Southland including the $2.2 million government loan to boost acquaculture in the region. The Alliance Group has announced a $95.8 million loss for the year to September 30. And Wānaka Transport and Toy Museum is to be the new owner for 86 year old Margaret Lemm's collection of up to 38,000 pens.

Che Baker is the editor of the Southland Times.

11:05 Tech: Roblox gives parents more control, radio station gets AI presenters

Technology commentator Bill Bennett looks at Australia's proposed 'duty of care' laws that would force online giants to take preventative action on mental health harms. Roblox is to give more controls to parents over their child's activity, after the gaming platform was accused of making it easy for its young users to be groomed. Two undersea cables in the Baltic have been cut - how, and how dependent are we on such infrastructure? And a Polish radio station has replaced human presenters with AI.

11:25 Parenting: Does your child really understand?

Wellington speech and language therapist Christian Wright talks with Susie about developing comprehension in toddlers and when to be concerned

11:45 Screentime: Say Nothing, Gladiator II, Endurance

Film and TV correspondent Chris Schulz joins Susie to talk about Say Nothing, which is a mini-series based on four decades of The Troubles in Northern Ireland, based on the book by Patrick Radden Keefe. He'll also look at new movie Gladiator II, and National Geographic's Endurance details the incredible work that was done to locate Ernest Shackleton's ship from his ill-fated 1915 expedition to Antarctica.